variola

va·ri·o·la  (v-r-l, vâr-l, vr-)

n.

See smallpox.

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[New Latin, from Medieval Latin, pustule, from Latin varius, speckled.]

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variola [vəˈraɪələ]

n

(Medicine / Pathology) the technical name for smallpox

[from Medieval Latin: disease marked by little spots, from Latin varius spotted]

variolar  adj

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variola  (v-r-l, vâr-l)

See smallpox.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

variola - a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars smallpox, variola major pox - a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks alastrim, Cuban itch, Kaffir pox, milk pox, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, variola minor, West Indian smallpox, white pox - a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus pock - a pustule in an eruptive disease

Translations

variola [vəˈraɪələ] N → viruela f

variola

n (Med) → Pocken pl